Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (eighth from left, holding trowel) attending the cornerstone laying of a new Salvation Army Building in Washington, D.C. All others are unidentified.

Unidentified citizens, soldiers, and dignitaries participate in a ceremony to dedicate a monument to General Douglas MacArthur to commemorate the American landing at Leyte, Philippines on October 20, 1944. Donor: John Paxton.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) and California Governor Earl Warren (left) flip the switch to provide electricity to an unidentified region. All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication of the Department of the Interior War Memorial in the South Lobby of the Interior building. Also pictured: Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding, Director of Personnel (seated, second from left); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (seated, third from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (at podium) speaks during the dedication of the Department of the Interior War Memorial in the South Lobby of the Interior building. Also pictured: Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding, Director of Personnel (seated, second from left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, third from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding (at podium), Director of Personnel, Department of the Interior, speaks during the dedication of the Department of the Interior War Memorial in the South Lobby of the Interior building. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, center); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (seated, right). Man at left unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding (left), Director of Personnel for the Department of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left), and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (right) pose with two unidentified men next to the War Memorial tablet in the South Lobby of the Interior building. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A band plays next to the Department of the Interior's War Memorial during the dedication ceremony in the South Lobby of the Interior building. All people unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication of the Department of the Interior War Memorial in the South Lobby of the Interior building. Also pictured: Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding, Director of Personnel (seated, second from left); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (seated, right). Man at left is unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Assistant Postmaster General John Redding (left) and three unidentified men standing in front of a helicopter at the Jesse M. Donaldson Heliport Dedication in Los Angeles, California. The helicopter has a U.S. Mail logo on the side. All others are unidentified.